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State Politics

Monique Worrell

Ousted prosecutor Monique Worrell: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis “seeks to establish a precedent that allows him to suspend local state officials at will”

In August, Ron DeSantis issued an executive order suspending Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell, a Democrat elected in 2020.
Seminole gambling

Parimutuels seek a halt to Florida online sports betting

The Seminole Tribe relaunched a sports betting app but attorneys for pari-mutuel companies asked the Florida Supreme Court to halt online wagering.
gambling on sports

Seminole Tribe launches ‘limited’ online sports betting in Florida

The Seminole Tribe relaunched a sports-betting app allowing a limited group of gamblers to place wagers anywhere in Florida.
Free Palestine

Free To Speak, Power To Dismiss

The Florida Legislature convenes a special session to support Israel but the governor has called for Florida’s universities to “disband” pro-Palestinian groups. The pattern of dismissals of elected officials the governor does not like and...

Controversial Florida judicial circuit merger faces committee resistance

A committee appointed by the Florida Supreme Court unanimously recommended against shrinking the number of judicial circuits in the state.

The State of Our State’s Public Education Today

What is the state of public education in Florida today, with Norin Dollard, Senior Policy Analyst / Florida KIDS COUNT Director, Florida Policy Institute, and Damaris Allen, Executive Director of Families for Strong Public...
Seminole gambling

Seminole Tribe to begin sports betting at its Flordia casinos

Seminole Tribe leaders will allow sports betting at their casinos in December - a first step in a major expansion of gambling in Florida.
Aerial photo of downtown Tallahassee, Florida and the State Capitol

Florida lawmakers are shielded from turning over documents related to Ron DeSantis and the “Stop Woke” law

A federal appeals court has shielded 14 current and former Florida lawmakers from having to turn over documents.
Florida redistricting

Some appeals court judges seem skeptical of voting rights groups’ claim that Florida’s congressional districts are unconstitutional

An appeals court weighs the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that Florida's Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature.
Monique Worrell

Ron DeSantis wants the Florida Supreme Court to reject a challenge to his suspension of Monique Worrell

Gov. Ron DeSantis urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject a challenge to his suspension of Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell.
Seminole gambling

U.S. Supreme Court gives a boost to Florida’s sports betting plan

The Court lifted a hold on an appeals court ruling that could help lead to the Seminole Tribe of Florida offering online sports betting.
banned books, First Amendment

New initiative sends free banned books to Floridians

Florida is one of the top states in the nation for book bans in schools. One organization is sending banned books to Floridians for free.
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